Legislation currently making the rounds before the Canadian Parliament could have significant ramifications for the hydropower industry should Bill C-38 be approved.
Appeals by environmental groups have stymied construction of Chile's 640-MW Cuervo hydroelectric plant less than a week after work on the project appeared imminent.
The Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on draft legislation that would improve the regulatory framework for hydropower development earlier this week.
State-owned mining company Solid Energy has received resource consents for a hydroelectric generating scheme that will use water from its Stockton Mine in Buller, New Zealand.
A new bill would help Massachusetts dam owners and operators defray some safety-related costs, if proposed legislation is approved by the state's House.
A new long-term agreement between the Bonneville Power Administration and BC Hydro will help shape the environmental and economic health of the Northwest.
A new California state bill could expand the scope of hydropower should lawmakers recognize large hydroelectric sources as renewable.
Kevin Frank, chief executive officer and president of Voith Hydro, has been recognized by the White House as a "Champion of Change" for Innovation in Renewable Energy.
A report released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of the Interior details the two-year progress of a Memorandum of Understanding for hydropower.
Government officials have signed an agreement that will put 100% control of Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa in Mozambique hands, sources report.
Brazil's federal court has suspended work on the 1,800-MW Teles Pires hydroelectric project in the country's Amazon basin, state news service Agencia Brasil says.
The 3,064-MW Lower Churchill hydroelectric project is under fire from environmental groups just days after receiving approval from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler has introduced a resolution that urges Congress to recognize hydroelectric power as a renewable energy source.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that could remove environmental compliance qualifications from some small conduit hydropower projects
The U.S. House will vote today on a bill that would give developers of small hydroelectric projects that use Bureau of Reclamation canals and ditches the ability to bypass current environmental reviews.
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a Montana state Supreme Court decision that would have required energy provider PPL Montana to pay US$41 million in back rent for the use of riverbeds under portions of three Montana rivers.
The President's fiscal year 2013 budget released earlier this week includes US$1 billion for the Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation.
A measure being hailed as the "largest environmental conservation project on the planet" could close as much as 30% of Quebec's northern territory from hydroelectric development, sources report.
Executives from the hydropower, geothermal and biomass industries have called upon the U.S. Congress to extend the production tax credit through 2016 for hydropower, geothermal and biomass.
Poland is looking to increase the share of renewable electricity within its energy mix from 10% to 15.5% over the next decade, and this would include investment in small hydro plants.
